Scott Carson cheers for the underdog. He likes helping struggling students find their way. “I’ve always been drawn to students who came from rougher situations. The ones who are the hardest to love are the…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first storm of hurricane season is likely to form today, bringing tropical-force gusts to South Florida, the National Hurricane Center said in a Friday morning advisory. The subtropical or tropical…

In looking back at his five years with USD 257, Scott Crenshaw admits he’s made a lot of mistakes as an administrator. The good news is that he’s a quick learner. “My first year as…

Iola High’s Elysia Kunkler is in the running (through online voting) for the title of the top Kansas girls high school hurdler for the past decade. Online voting began Friday at ks.milesplit.com for the top…

Iola High senior Casen Barker is transitioning from a Mustang to a Coyote.  Barker heads to Kansas Wesleyan this fall on a football scholarship.   “I’m really excited, because it has been something I have…

Brad Keselowski celebrated his first pole win of the season — and perhaps the most memorable of his career — from afar. After waiting nearly a full hour Thursday evening, the Team Penske driver watched…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The repetitions come virtually across the NFL, an offseason setting that will stretch through at least the end of May but might never feel normal. The Chiefs are beginning their Super…

In a year unlike any other, one of the events scrubbed this year from the Iola High School calendar was its annual Senior Awards Night. Nevertheless, the graduating members of the Class of 2020 racked…

As the spring semester comes to a close, ACC board of trustees engaged in discussion as to how feasible it will be to open the campus to on-site courses in the fall. Allen Community College…

Memorial Day services at Highland Cemetery have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Leslie J. Campbell American Legion Post 15 in Iola announced the cancellation Wednesday. The annual ceremony honors military service men…